Minamata mercury events timeline

Minamata mercury events timeline

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Adapted from The lessons from Minamata Disease and Mercury Management in Japan, Ministry of Environment Japan, 2011. → http://www.env.go.jp/en/chemi/mercury/experience_of_japan.pdf Designed by Zoï Environment Network / GRID-Arendal, December 2012.

Industrial processes: input and output of mercurySocio-economic conditions are often barriers to the adoption of better practices (UNEP, 2012). This figure shows the inputs and outputs of mercury by industries.

Regional mercury emissions in 2010Global emissions of mercury to the air in 2010 from human activities were estimated at 1,960 tonnes. Although it is difficult to compare emissions estimates for individual years, total anthropogenic emissions of mercury ...

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Long-range mercury transportCoal burning for electric power generation and for industrial purposes continues to increase, especially in Asia (UNEP, 2013). Assessing the global spread and fate of mercury is a challenging task, as there are few studi...

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Mercury and human healthMercury can enter the food chain either from agricultural prod- ucts or from seafood. It was widely used in agriculture, and at least 459 people are known to have died in Iraq after grain treated with a fungicide contain...

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Global cases of mercury poisoning incidentsMercury poisoning incidents. As elemental mercury is eligible for long distance transport, it can also accumulate in various forms. This figure illustrates its global distribution as well as the number of affected people...

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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)Mercury residues from mining and industrial processing, as well as mercury in waste, have resulted in a large number of contaminated sites all over the world. Polluted soil can contain as much as 400 grammes of mercury p...